Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients in Bangladesh
From: Health system delay in treatment of multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients in Bangladesh
| Variables | Rapid tests (n = 207) |
|---|---|
| n (%) | |
| Gender | |
| Male | 138 (66.7) |
| Female | 69 (33.3) |
| Education | |
| None | 53 (22.0) |
| Secondary and below | 169 (70.1) |
| Higher secondary and above | 19 (7.9) |
| Provider visited for first consultation | |
| DOTS | 91 (45.4) |
| Private | 89 (43.8) |
| Informal | 22 (10.8) |
| Residence status | |
| Rural | 102 (49.3) |
| Urban | 105 (50.7) |
| Occupation | |
| None | 8 (3.9) |
| Service | 66 (31.9) |
| Farmer | 16 (7.7) |
| Student | 5 (2.4) |
| Homemaker | 39 (18.8) |
| Factory worker | 16 (7.7) |
| Business | 36 (17.4) |
| Self employed | 12 (5.8) |
| Transport worker | 9 (4.4) |
| Smoking status | |
| Smoker | 103 (49.8) |
| Non- smoker | 104 (50.2) |
| Type of TB patient | |
| New | 5 (2.4) |
| Previously treated | 202 (97.6) |
| Treatment outcome of previously treated patients | |
| Cured | 16 (7.9) |
| Completed | 37 (18.3) |
| Default from treatment | 5 (2.5) |
| Treatment failure | 119 (58.9) |
| No record available | 25 (12.4) |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 34 ± 12.0 |
| Income (mean ± SD) | 13664.3 ± 11521.7 |